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Revision as of 05:53, 8 October 2009
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| Narrated by | Mathew Morgan |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 48 mins (each episode) |
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| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | 2001-Present |
Description
Built For The Kill is a nature series made by Granada Wild for the National Geographic Channel. It was made in 2001 and 2002, with a total of 31 episodes. Each episode runs for approximately 48 minutes including the credits and opening titles. Episodes of Built For The Kill cover a topic or habitat for predatory animals, such as "Coral Reef" or "Packs". If the episode is the name of a Habitat (Coral Reef), the episode will feature predators from that environment. If the episodes name is something like "Jaws" or "Packs", it will feature predators who utilize the name of the episode. Built For The Kill uses a graphical approach to catch the audiences attention, and it works, often showing inner workings of the predatory animals (eg, showing a snakes "Jacobson Organ" inside its mouth) by using diagrams. Some effects seen are used to show the audience what they can't really see, but is there (such as the electricity coming from an Electric Ray or the sound waves used in Echo Location). This graphical approach to a nature documentary makes Built For The Kill very interesting to watch, it is more fast paced and graphical than the David Attenborough series.
Built For The Kill's classic opening was a montage of creatures featured in the first 10 episodes (Tarantula, Coyote, Shark e.t.c...) with a catchy theme song. This opening was changed further into the series to one that shows the National Geographic logo in various parts. The theme song stayed the same however.
Episodes (not in order)
1. Desert
2. Coral Reef
3. Rainforest
4. Grassland
5. Miniature
6. Swamp
7. Ocean
8. Cold
9. Night
10. Island
11. Forest
12. Hidden
13. Ambush
14. River
15. Birds Of Prey
16. Jaws
17. Packs
18. Shark
19. Cat
20. Killer Canines
21. Snake
22. Speed
23. Claws
24. Poison
25. Macro Gladiators
26. Stealth Killers
27. Unlikely Carnivores
28. Chase
29. Undersea Deception
30. Cold Blooded
31. Flying Insects
Related National Geographic Programs
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Triumphs Of Life
Poison
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